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Name：Ruins of León Viejo
Area：Central America
Country：Nicaragua
Registered Year：2000Type：Cultural Heritage
Criteria：(ii)(iv)(vi)See description of criteria
Brief Description：Le?n Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to the social and economic structures of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Moreover, the site has immense archaeological potential.